1986 RAC British Saloon Car Championship - Discussion & Results

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Originally Posted by Jesper OH

Noticed that Richard Belcher, a star in the John Jeffreys Engineering Ford Escort RS1600i during 1985, had a disappointing part time season in 1986. But only now did I noticed he raced the North Essex Racing Escort rather than the Jeffreys car. Did know the Jeffreys car was at Bathurst in '86 and so not likely to be running in late season BTCC races, but totally forgot about the January New Zealand races where this car was down under.

Jesper

Yes, I think the Jeffreys Escort went to NZ at the end of the season- possibly as part of the same deal that took one of the Rouse XR4Ti's 'down under' for the NZ races in January. The buyer was 'Motorsport Pacific', which IIRC was a group of Australian/NZ businessmen- Andrew Bagnall, who later shared a CHMS Corolla in the WTCC was involved.

I think the Jeffreys team continued in '86, but in production saloons, running an Escort RS Turbo for Belcher?